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Alberta Carbon Conversion Technology Centre

Carbon capture and utilization is one of the most promising technologies in the fight against climate change, and the Government of Canada is making investments in R&D to support its development.

As part of Natural Resources Canada’s Oil and Gas Clean Tech Program, the Governmentof Canada is providing up to $10 million to the Alberta Carbon Conversion Technology Centre in Calgary — a state-of-the art research facility that will allow new technologies to be tested on a near-commercial scale.

Among the first to use the new centre will be finalists for the NRG COSIA Carbon X-PRIZE, who will be able to test their innovative ideas to re-imagine carbon and create new industries and a cleaner energy future.

This investment will help Canada meet its international Mission Innovation commitment to double its funding for clean energy and clean technology research and development, to $775 million by 2020.

Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, the Honourable Jim Carr (L), and Alberta’s Economic Development and Trade Minister, Deron Bilous (R), recently signed a newAlberta–Canada collaboration agreement on clean energy research and technology in Ottawa.